RE: RAT Re: Common Courtesy

[nick <nick@nickspix.com>]

At 05:38 PM 6/28/99 -0700, Sylvain, John wrote:
>Mr. Lindberg is apparently leaving the list serve because:
>
>> "I get the distinct impression here that CA RATS only recognize one kind:
>>the gray rat, that never raises his voice, eats lots of bad chili, and
>>raises his glass every evening to the smog-covered sunset with a sigh of
>>relief that he's gotten through another day without offending a single
>>soul.
>
>This is poetic but inaccurate. It is funny and frustrating to me that people
>perceive ganging up on somebody on a list serve like there is some behind
>the scenes secret network that they are not part of that leads to massive
>postings saying the same thing.
>

But are there going to be any Movie Stars at the Rat Conference?  That's
what I want to know.

What are parallels between rat-list rage and California road rage?  Can we
get Judge Reinhold to lead a roundtable?  Some of our people should speak
to his people.

http://www.latimes.com/CNS_DAYS/990627/t000057714.html

TELL IT TO (THE) JUDGE: Actor Judge Reinhold, perhaps best known for his
role in "Beverly Hills Cop," has been slapped with a lawsuit by a motorist
who claims that Reinhold attacked him in an episode of road rage. 
Clifford Dorfman says the actor, who was driving a black Mercedes-Benz
convertible, cut him off in Hollywood last June 16.  Reinhold then "raced
ahead" of Dorfman, who was driving a Ford Expedition, got out and "charged"
the other driver near Sunset and La Brea, the suit claims. Pounding on the
door, the actor allegedly shouted obscenities at Dorfman, reached inside,
grabbed him and punched him in the head and neck "with great force and
violence." 
Dorfman alleges assault and battery. He seeks damages, as well as
compensation for medical and legal expenses.  Reinhold's people couldn't be
reached.